4.4
Romans literatuur
With the epic sweep of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko and Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing and the lyrical beauty of Vaddey Ratner's In the Shadow of the Banyan, The Mountains Sing tells an enveloping, multigenerational tale of the Trần family, set against the backdrop of the Việt Nam War. Trần Diệu Lan, who was born in 1920, was forced to flee her family farm with her six children during the Land Reform as the Communist government rose in the North. Years later in Hà Nội, her young granddaughter, Hương, comes of age as her parents and uncles head off down the Hồ Chí Minh Trail to fight in a conflict that tore not just her beloved country, but her family apart. Vivid, gripping, and steeped in the language and traditions of Việt Nam, The Mountains Sing brings to life the human costs of this conflict from the point of view of the Vietnamese people themselves, while showing us the true power of kindness and hope. The Mountains Sing is celebrated Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai's first novel in English.
© 2020 Dreamscape Media (Luisterboek): 9781666566260
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 3 maart 2020
4.4
Romans literatuur
With the epic sweep of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko and Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing and the lyrical beauty of Vaddey Ratner's In the Shadow of the Banyan, The Mountains Sing tells an enveloping, multigenerational tale of the Trần family, set against the backdrop of the Việt Nam War. Trần Diệu Lan, who was born in 1920, was forced to flee her family farm with her six children during the Land Reform as the Communist government rose in the North. Years later in Hà Nội, her young granddaughter, Hương, comes of age as her parents and uncles head off down the Hồ Chí Minh Trail to fight in a conflict that tore not just her beloved country, but her family apart. Vivid, gripping, and steeped in the language and traditions of Việt Nam, The Mountains Sing brings to life the human costs of this conflict from the point of view of the Vietnamese people themselves, while showing us the true power of kindness and hope. The Mountains Sing is celebrated Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai's first novel in English.
© 2020 Dreamscape Media (Luisterboek): 9781666566260
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 3 maart 2020
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M
13 jul 2020
Wow. Please read this if you have ever liked anything “historical fiction”. This book is amazing and I love every single character.
E
13 mrt 2022
Wat een intens en ontroerend verhaal ! Waartoe is de mensheid toch instaat .... stuk geschiedenis mede ook over de vietnamoorlog en burgeroorlog erna ....en eigenlijk nog zo recentelijk allemaal ....Over de kracht van familie banden , oorzaak en gevolg , (recente) geschiedenis , verbondenheid en Liefde ...Prachtig voorgelezen !! Niet alleen haar Engels maar vooral ook ook omdat zij de Vietnamese woorden en zinnen als Native uitspreekt ! Prachtig!!
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